Baby witch guide to witchcraft and other practices

Chakra and how to open them

First you need to know where and what each chakra means:
lam (root chakra, muladhara, survival)- between genitals and the anus
Vam (sacral chakra, swadhisthana, creativity)- base of spine
Ram (solar plexus chakra, manipura, will power)- two inches below navel
Yam (heart chakra, anahata, love)- heart
Ham (throat chakra, vishuddha, expression)- throat
Aum (third eye chakra, ajina, intuition wisdom)- third eye
Ang (crown chakra, sahasrara, spiritual connection)- crown

Root chakra
Meaning:
The root chakra is based on being physically aware and feeling comfortable in many situations. If this chakra opened, you should feel well-balanced and sensible, stable and secure: You don't distrust people around you for no reason, and you feel present in what is happening right now and very connected to your physical body. If it's under-active you tend to be fearful or nervous, and easily feel unwelcome. If it's over-active you may be materialistic and greedy, and you might feel as if you should be secure and are unwelcome to a change.

How to open:
Step 1: Sit crossed-legged (not cris cross)
Step 2: Let the tips of your thumb and index finger touch gently
Step 3: Concentrate on the root chakra and what it stands for
Step 4: Silently, yet clearly, chant the sound "LAM." All this time, let yourself relax, still thinking about the root chakra, its meaning, and how it does or should affect your life. Keep doing this until you are completely relaxed. You may have a "clean" feeling. Visualize a closed red flower. Imagine a very powerful energy radiating from it: it slowly opens showing four red petals full of energy.
Step 5: Contract the perineum holding breath and releasing.

Sacral chakra
Meaning:

The sacral chakra deals with feeling and sexuality. If open, feelings are released with liberty and expressed without you being over-emotional. You are also open to affinity and can be passionate as well as outgoing, with no problems based on sexuality. If it's under-active, you tend to be unemotional or impassive and not very open to anybody. If it's over-active, you tend to be sensitive and emotional all the time, and you may also be overtly sexual.

How to open:
Step 1: Sit on your knees, with your back straight, but relaxed.
Step 2: Lay your hands in your lap, palms ups, on top of each other. Left hand underneath, the palm touching the back fingers of the right hand, and the thumbs touch gently.
Step 3: Concentrate on the Sacral Chakra and what it stands for
Step 4: Silently, yet clearly, chant the sound "VAM." All this time, let yourself relax, still thinking about the sacral chakra, its meaning, and how it does or should affect your life. Keep doing this until you are completely relaxed. Again, you may have a "clean" feeling.

Navel chakra
Meaning:

The navel chakra encircles confidence, especially when in a group. When open, you should feel in control and have good feeling of dignity in yourself. If it's under-active, you tend to be passive and indecisive; you could also be frequently apprehensive and feel that this doesn't reward you. If it's over-active, you tend to be imperious and aggressive.

How to open:
Step 1: Sit on your knees, with your back straight, but relaxed.
Step 2: Put your hands before your stomach, slightly below your solar plexus. Let the fingers join at the tops, all pointing away from you. Cross the thumbs and straighten the fingers (this is important). Concentrate on the navel chakra and what it stands for, at the spine, slightly above the navel.
Step 3: Concentrate on the navel chakra and what it stands for
Step 4: Silently, yet clearly, chant the sound "RAM." All this time, let yourself relax even more, continuing to think about the navel chakra, it's meaning, and how it does or should affect your life. Keep doing this until you are completely relaxed. You should have a "clean" feeling (for every chakra).

Heart chakra
Meaning:

The heart chakra is all about love, caring, and endearment. When open, you seem to be compassionate and friendly, always working in amicable relationships. If it's under-active, you tend to be cold and unfriendly. If it's over-active, you tend to be so "loving" towards people that you suffocate them, and you could be seen as selfish for it.

How to open:
Step 1: Sit cross-legged.
Step 2: Let the tips of your index finger and thumb touch on both hands.
Step 3: Put your left hand on your left knee and your right hand in front of the lower part of your breastbone.
Step 4: Concentrate on the heart chakra and what it stands for
Step 5: Silently, but clearly, chant the sound "YAM." All this time, continue to relax your body, and think of the heart chakra, its meaning, and how it does or should affect your life. Keep doing this until you are completely relaxed, and the "clean" feeling returns and/or intensifies within your body.

Throat chakra
Meaning:

The throat chakra is based on self-expression and communication. When this chakra is open, expressing yourself is easy, and art seems to be a great way to do this. If it's under-active, you tend not to speak too much, so you are classified as shy; if you lie often, this chakra can be blocked. If it's over-active, you tend to speak so much, it annoys a lot of people; you could also be a pretty bad listener.

How to open:
Step 1: Once again, sit on your knees.
Step 2: Cross your fingers on the inside of your hands, without the thumbs. Let the thumbs touch at the tops, and pull them up a bit.
Step 3: Concentrate on the Throat Chakra and what it stands for
Step 4: Silently, but clearly, chant the sound "HAM." All this time, keep on relaxing your body, thinking of the chakra, it's meaning, and how it does or should affect your life. Keep doing this for about five minutes, and the "clean" feeling will intensify once again.

Third eye chakra
Meaning:

Like its name, the third eye chakra deals with insight. When open, you have excellent clairvoyance, and tend to dream a lot. If it's under-active, you tend to look up to other people to think for you: relying on beliefs too often, you also tend to be confused most of the time. If it's over-active, you tend to live in a world imagination all day long; in the extremes, you could suffer from frequent daydreams or even hallucinations.

How to open:
Step 1: Sit cross-legged.
Step 2: Put your hands in front of the lower part of the breast. The middle fingers should be straight and touch the tops, pointing away from you. The other fingers are bent and touch at the two upper phalanges. The thumbs point towards you and meet at the tops.
Step 3: Concentrate on the Third Eye Chakra and what it stands for
Step 4: Silently, but clearly, chant the sound "OM" or "AUM." All this time, relaxation of the body should come a bit naturally, and continue to think of the chakra, it's meaning, and how it does or should affect your life. Keep doing this until the same "clean" feeling seems to come back or intensify.

Crown chakra*
Meaning:

This is the seventh and most spiritual chakra. The crown chakra encircles a being's wisdom and oneness with the universe. When this chakra is open, prejudice disappears from your thoughts, and you seem to become more aware of the world and its connection to yourself. If it's under-active, you tend to not be very spiritual, and may be quite rigid in your thoughts. If it's over-active, you tend to intellectualize things all the time; spirituality seems to come first in your mind, and if you are really over-active, you may even ignore your bodily needs (food, water, shelter).

How to open:
Step 1: Sit cross-legged.
Step 2: Lay your hand before your stomach. Let the little fingers point up and away from you, touching at their tops, and cross the rest of the fingers with the left thumb underneath the right.
Step 3: Concentrate on the crown chakra and what it stands for
Step 4: Silently, but clearly, chant the sound "NG" (yes, this chant is as hard as it looks). All this time, your body should now be totally relaxed, and your mind should be at peace. However, do not stop concentrating on the crown chakra. This meditation is the longest, and should take no less than ten minutes.

* WARNING: Don't use this meditation for the crown chakra if your root chakra is not strong or open. Before dealing with this last chakra, you need a strong "foundation" first, which the root chakra exercises will present to you.